Week in BTX: Oct. 7, 2021
The Texas Blockchain Summit is tomorrow in Austin, and the pre-party starts tonight! Let me know if you will be there, would love to meet in person.
The Texas Blockchain Summit is tomorrow in Austin, and the pre-party starts tonight! Let me know if you will be there, would love to meet in person.
Programing Note: Week in BTX will be taking next week off to celebrate a major personal milestone. Will be back in action the week of October 18th.
General
The Texas Blockchain Council has grown to 70 members, and I expect that number to grow after this weeks Texas Blockchain Summit. Have you or your company joined? Contact Lee Bratcher to join.
Former federal regulator Jason Brett published an article in Forbes previewing the Texas Blockchain Summit and hyping what Bitcoin can do for Texas, and what Texas can do for Bitcoin.
San Antonio based D-Web Technologies invests in decentralized cloud network, Filecoin, doing their part to take the power and profits from large tech companies and give it to the people.
Unchained Capital is celebrating its 262,800th block anniversary (five Earth years).
How Texan are you and your website? Hey tx is the custodian and operator of the worldwide registry for Internet addresses with the “.tx” top level domain. Hey tx’s purpose is clear: .tx enables individuals and businesses to identify as Texan online.
Public Policy/Politics/Regulatory
Infrastructure bill fight continues in Congress and a vote in the House is expected soon…... Have you called, tweeted, emailed your US Congressman yet?
Mining
In Sept. 2021 RIOT Blockchain produced 406 BTC, an increase of approximately 346% over its September 2020 production of 91 BTC. RIOT has approximately 3,534 BTC on hand, all self-mined.
RIOT Blockchain announced an investors site tour of their Rockdale, Texas facility (Largest Bitcoin mine in the world) on Oct. 20, 2021. Get a firsthand look at Riot’s Whinstone Facility and meet with the Riot and Whinstone management teams. Better go buy a share on Robinhood so you are eligible to attend!
Energy Funders announced a Texas Tour promoting its stranded nat gas Bitcoin mining investment opportunity. Contact Laura Pommer for more information on events in Houston, Austin, Dallas and San Antonio.
Via @MatHanz on twitter: Texas accounts for 47% of all wasted flared gas in the nation. If they scrubbed it clean with Bitcoin mining, Texas could power 34% of the entire BTC network.
Argo Blockchain is buying 20,000 Bitmain Antminer S19J Pro miners for its west Texas facility. Miners start arriving in Q2 2022.
Local news station KCBD Channel 11 announces Argo Blockchain is refurbishing the Spur, Texas community pool and creating 20 local jobs at its west Texas Bitcoin mining facility.
Events
Texas Blockchain Summit is TOMORROW, Oct. 8th in Austin (I will be there, lets meet up!)
Austin BitDevs & BBQ October 21, 2021
Austin BitDevs & BBQ November 18, 2021
Bitcoin2022 Conference April 6-9, 2022 in Miami (10% off with code TEXAS10)
Consensus June 10-12, 2022 in Austin
BitBlockParty June 10, 2022 during Consensus in Austin
Coin Center Annual Dinner June 10, 2022 during Consensus in Austin
BitBlockBoom August 25-28, 2022, in Austin
Jobs
Unchained Capital is hiring for thirteen positions all based in Austin.
Riot Blockchain is hiring for SOX Compliance Manager, Recruiter and Office Manager in Austin.
Facebook is hiring a Research Intern — Crypto and Internet Technology, Statistics & Privacy (PhD required) in Austin.
PayPal is hiring a Internal Control Manager - Crypto in Austin.
Lancium LLC (Bitcoin Miner) is hiring for a Corporate Controller in Houston.
EZ Blockchain is hiring for a Data Center Operations Manager in Houston.
LocalCoin (Bitcoin ATMs) is hiring a Regional Sales Executive in Houston.
People on the Move
To effectively manage the rapid expansion of Riot Blockchain, the company recently announced the hiring of: Deputy General Counsel, Alexander Travis, Director of Finance, Ghazaleh Barman, Lead Software Developer, Joseph Brockhaus, I.T. Manager, Joseph Caceres, Operations Controller, Lydia Roth, Operations Coordinator, Jakob Arney, and H.R. Generalist, Rosendo Franco.
Bitcoin Citadel
Bond Ranch is one of the finest ranches in the Texas Hill Country and is comprised of 2,682+/- acres and is home to the world record Axis buck taken in 2015, which scored a Gold Award 180, as well as the 6th place Axis buck that was harvested in 2019. The main lodge and hunter's quarters were designed for entertaining, and the ranch is very well suited for a family or corporate retreat.
To Ponder While You Wander
"Texas is poised to become the jurisdiction of choice for blockchain innovation for several reasons including; the business friendly climate that has been cultivated in Texas for many years, the efforts of our Texas Blockchain Council working alongside lawmakers like Representative Tan Parker and Senator Angela Paxton to create legal and regulatory frameworks that allow for entrepreneurs to innovate." - Lee Brachter, President of the Texas Blockchain Council.